Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-01

kee to st. Paul crashed into the rear of a
freight train at Ixonia at 1916 o'clock
Tuesdas morning. The engine and six
grain-loaded freight cars we're bal.y
wrecked. No lives were lost. The deLs,
smoke was the cause of the disaster.
THE Union canal, which was the first
canal projected on the American CONT
nent, having been suggested by William
Penn in 1890, and its route eyed
seventy years later, before theirs was a
canal IN operation even in England, is to
be sold. The stockholders of De Lesseps'
ditch are not among the buyers.
CoLoRED men all over the country have
formed the Lincoln soldiers and sailors
monumental association, and hope TO
build at Washington next year monu-
ment to the country and to the sailors
and soldiers in general, surrounded by
memorials of the liberators OF the eolored
race. Congress has appropriated
100000 for the purpose, and the asso-
citation hopes to swell this amount 10
100000.
THE society for the suppressi IN of vice
has issued card in defense and explana-
tion of Anthony Comstock's action in the
arrest of certain Now York art dealers.
The photographs in question, they Say
have been submitted to both the general
term and the court of appeals in previous
prosecutions, and have been pronounced
indecent in character and their sale H.
legal.
A BUILDING occupied by part Of Bar
NUNS circus at New Haven, Conn, burn
ed Sunday night, causing a loss of $780,,
900. The men who were sleeping in the
building narrowly escaped. Among the
animals destroyed were four elephants,
five lions, seven leopards, six panthers,
four kengaroos, SIX horses and a large
number of smaller beasts. One of tho
largest elephants escaped and in his
fright rushed into the sound and was
drowned.
TIM gas trust case which came up be-
fore Judge Tuley, OF Chicago, Wednes
day. was dismissed at the cost of the
plaintiff, and at their request. II is said
that the great gas trust is credited with
having bought off the latest opponents
who were fighting the trust in tbs courts.
The plaintiff was the Hoffman estate in
New York city, which owned foar hun
dred shares of stock in the Chicago Gas
Light g. Coke company, This is another
instance of monopoly rule by foul means.
e ONO is having n very bad time. Ty
phoid fever is prevalent all over the
state, but the doctors disagree as to the
origin OF the malady, some attributing it
TO the water the people drink, which has
become contaminated owing to the wide
spread drouth, while Others insist that
the contagiop is in the air. This leaves
the peop,a no other alternative than to
stop breathing and drinking.
RATHER unique figure in the amuse-
ment world says the New York Sun, is
Mrs. Alice j. Shaw, who appears at bene-
fits, private musicales and similar per
formances. She is wonderful per
former. whistling without any instru
ment whatever in her mouth. She gives
airs of the utmost intricacy aud elabora-
ton, with complete accuracy and truth of
expression. She is of rather majestic
presence, decidedly handsome, and she
has larking expression of the left eye
when she whistles which is no little factor
of her success.
THn business men of Portland, Me-,
have been Interviewed as to their views ON
the proposal of Edward Atkinson, to
settle the commercial relation dispute
wish Canada by purchasing the maritime
provinces for S50,ooo,o0o. They gener
ally consider the scheme impractiosble on
the ground that Great Britain will not be
likely to sell. She win never consent to
surrender her great fortified stronghold
in Halifax. 1t is believed that the ma
jority of Maine people favor CONNER
cial union but are indifferent TO annexa.
ton.
THr Essex club of Boston, in accord
anoe with Senator Hoars suggestion,
have decided that they will present to
Mr.. Whittier ON his S0th birthday a con
gratulatory letter signed by all sorts of
prominent people, including the presi-
dent and cabinet, supreme court justices,
senators ana representatives in Congress
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